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VANCOUVER
COMMUNITY

COLLEGE

Hotel staff have
a look at VCCs
Inside

A joint project of the Hospitality Administra¬
tion department and the Vancouver Human
Resources Directors Association, this year's
interviews were a follow-up to the 1994 trial
when interviews were conducted in 10-20
minute intervals with teams of two to four in¬
terviewers from each of the participating ho¬
tels. Over 165 interviews were conducted dur¬
ing a 2 hour period.

Hospitality

u
TEALBC
Conference

X Aow does 140 out of 3 divide into 42 out
of 14 and make 500? When 3 departments
(Hospitality Administration, Food and Bever¬
age Management and Culinary Arts) have over

140 students interviewed by 42 staff of 14

Spring Concert
Series

downtown hotels and restaurants in over 500
interviews.

advantageous: the Hospitality Administration
students are able to showcase their talent
through submitting resumes and being inter¬

viewed; the hotels will be able to determine
potential candidates for future job openings for
summer and permanent employment and have
different levels of management involved in a
pre-screening interview exercise.

On March 14 and 15, representatives from all

the major downtown hotels (Pan Pacific, Sutton

New
Appointments

The Interview Days are seen to be mutually

The real success is that in 1994 approximately

Place, Renaissance, Rosedale on Robson, Hyatt
Regency, Four Seasons, Hotel Vancouver,
Westin Vancouver, Waterfront Centre, Holiday
Inn Vancouver Downtown and Delta Hotels)

half of the students received job offers as a re¬
sult of their on-campus interviews and all of
last year's hotels returned again this year. One
final number: this year's interviews were a
270% increase over last year... just wait until

plus the Hard Rock Cafe and Cactus Club Res¬
taurants interviewed students for permanent
and part-time employment.

1996.
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Ron Meyer

sadly missed

I
30

Celebrating
Years

t is with deep regret that we announce the
death of Ron Meyer, Instructor in the Humani¬
ties Department, College Foundations. Ron

joined VCC in January 1975. He died at the

age of 49 years, and is survived by his wife
Sandy, daughter Rhonda and granddaughter Al¬
exandria. Ron was a highly respected instruc¬

tor and colleague of many at VCC and will be
greatly missed.

A memorial service will be held in the KEC
Auditorium on Tuesday, March 28 from 3:30
to 5:00 pm. Anyone who would like to speak
about Ron at the service are asked to call Grace

Shaw, office 3231, local 7290.

Sawkins and Dennie Rothschild.
Vancouver hosts Maureen
Congratulations are also due to Chris

TEAL BC

conference

T

OPEN
HOUSE
NOTICE
If an/one is plan¬
ning to offer a
demo, display or
any other activity
during Open
House in areas

outside of your
department,
such as CC lobby
or KEC public ar¬

A he annual TEAL BC Conference was
held March 8-10 in Vancouver and a number
of VCC faculty attended the conference.
TEAL BC is a provincial professional organi¬
zation which represents teachers of English
as a second language. The organization has a

world-wide reputation for its work on behalf
of the profession and especially for its re¬
cent work in certification of teachers of ESL.
VCC faculty members have played a promi¬
nent role in the history of TEAL and at this
year's conference several received life-long

membership awards honouring them for work
as former presidents: so honoured were

eas, please con¬
tact Suzan at

Stechishin, elected the new TEAL President
at the AGM. VCC is also well represented
on the TEAL Board by Richard Sim, Nan
Poliakoff, Emma Chang, and Jennifer House.

The conference hosted plenaries with lead¬
ing ESL/EFL theorists such as David Nunan,
David Mendelsohm, Virginia Sauve, and
Graham Workman (who also gave a work¬

shop at KEC at the invitation of Jennifer
House) and a wide range of sessions from
doctoral defenses to workshops on current

research and practical applications in the
classroom. Several VCC instructors pre¬

sented conference workshops: Chris
Stechishin (A Combined Skills Experience:
ESL and Technology) and Mandana RastanSchnepf (Student Success Stories). The last
event of the conference (WALK FOR ESL)
was organized by Pat Kennedy as a fund
raiser for the TEAL BC scholarship fund.
Submitted by Lyn Lennig

8442 to discuss
publicity. Thanks.

Paper shortage affects us all
here's how you can help
Did you know that VCC spent
$160,000 on photocopy paper in
1994? To make matters worse, the
cost of paper has just jumped over

40%. This will add at least $64,000

4. Whenever possible, keep it on white colored costs more.

5. Do you really need blank page dividers?
Could a printed colored sheet do the
same job?

to our costs in 1995.
It all helps. Your suggestions are welcome
and we will publish any that seem to have
widespread appreciation. Thank you very

Please think very carefully about
how you can help keep costs under
control. Some things that can help:

much for your assistance.

1. Double side everything

P.S. The trees also thank you.

2. Use smaller type and narrow margins
3. Don't make more copies than you really

Karen Kelly

need.

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KEC Book Club's next meeting has

secular songs from four centuries.(Gerald van

been postponed to Friday, April 7,12:00 noon, at
Not Just Desserts, just west of the Broadway
Skytrain Station. The group will discuss "Posses¬

Wyck, director). Rudi Hagen (Winner of the 1995
VCC Aria/Concerto Competition) will also be
featured in a performance of "Der Holle
Rache" from "The Magic Flute" by
Mozart. Friday, April 7th at 8:00 pm at
Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St.
Tickets are $ 10 General, $7 Students/Sen¬

sions," by A.S. Byatt. New members are welcome.

Please confirm your attendance by calling Carol
at 871-7347 or Joan at 871-7280.

iors.

VCC's Music Department

presents their 1995 Spring
Concert Series, featuring
six concerts, from Classical
to New Music and Jazz.
VCC JAZZ NIGHT. VCC Jazz Ensembles, di¬
rected by Alan Matheson, team up with the
Alexandra Bordon Quartet (Winners of the 1995

VCC Jazz/Contemporary Competition) to bring
you an evening of remarkable jazz. The perform¬
ance will include original compositions by stu¬
dents and alumni, as well as classic jazz
arrangements by Bud Powell and
Oliver Nelson. Thursday, March 23,
at 9:00 pm at The Glass Slipper,
2714 Prince Edward Street. Tick¬
ets are $5.

VCC SPRING ENSEMBLE
CONCERT. The VCC Wind En¬
semble will be joined by the Pacific
Symphonic Wind Ensemble in a pro¬
gram featuring the only three-clarinet
version of the Weber Concertino plus works by
Bernstein, Hindemith, Stravinsky and others. With
Jerry Domer, David Branter and a host of others
directing. Sunday, March 26 at 7:30 pm in the
KEC Auditorium, 1155 East Broadway. Tickets
are $5 General, $3 Students/Seniors.

SPRING CHORAL CONCERT. The Willan
Choir will perform "Mass in D Minor" by Haydn,
directed by Steven Morgan. As well, the VCC
Madrigal Singers will sing songs "from Home and
Away" - selections of choral music by local and
international composers drawing on sacred and

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VCC SPRING JAZZ SHOWCASE.
Soundwave, Primetime and the VCC Jazz
Orchestra present Jazz at the Arts Club Revue. VCC's vocal jazz ensembles,

Primetime and Soundwave (under the di¬
rection of John Trepp) start the evening
off with their distinctive jazz style. Then
the Jazz Orchestra (directed by David
Branter) will perform a pro¬
gram of classic and modem
jazz, featuring music by
Thad Jones, Duke Ellington,
Oliver Nelson and Vancou¬
ver's own Alan Matheson. Also

featured on original works will
be Jason Deeth (Winner of the
1995 VCC Jazz/Contempo¬
rary Competition). Sunday,

The Diesel Technicial
Department hosted
another successful
"Society of Automo¬
tive Engineers Inter¬
national*" Spring
Seminar on Satur¬

day, March 11. Many
thanks to the Music
Department, Office
staff, Security, I.C.L.

and their staff for
making it possible.
Diesel Department

April 9 at 7:30 pm, Arts Club
Revue Theatre, 1585 Johnston Street.
Tickets are $8 General, $6 Students/Sen¬
iors, or $7 and $5 in advance,
through the Music Department. Call
871-7297.

COMPOSER/NEW MUSIC CON¬
CERTS. Composition students join with
the New Music Ensemble (directed by Pe¬
ter Hannan), to present original composi¬
tions over two evenings at the Glass Slip¬
per. If you enjoy listening to new musical
inventions, please join us. Saturday and
Sunday, April 25 and 26,9:00 pm at The
Glass Slipper, 2714 Prince Edward Street.
Tickets are $5.00.

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To wreck the environ¬
ment, you need only
wreck the sea.
—Jeanne Sauve

The Music Department would like to thank you
for your past concert attendance, and invites eve¬

ryone to attend some of the concerts listed here.

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Appointments:

!o the article
entitled'A Night
in New Orleans,"
on page two of
last week's Issue,

the date of the
Notable Event
was incorrectly
listed as March 3,

This should have
read March 31.

Gabriel Ferron has been appointed to the posi¬
tion of Department Head, Culinary Arts and will
take up his new position effective March 20.
Gabriel has a Chef Instructor Diploma, Post Sec¬
ondary Institutions from the University of British
Columbia and an extensive background working
in the hotel industry. He joined VCC in 1979 as
an instructor in the Foods Trade Department and
has held the position of Coordinator I, Foods
Trade Department, Acdng Coordinator I, Culinary
Arts and Assistant Department Head, Culinary
Arts. He also held the position of Relief Depart¬
ment Head.

tor in the Professional Cook Training Program at
the British Columbia Institute of Technology prior
to joining VCC. In addition, he has an extensive
background in the hotel industiy. Ian has worked
at VCC as an instructor in the Culinary Arts De¬
partment since April 1, 1990.

The KEC Bookstore will be closed
for their annual inventory March 30 and 31. Please
note that all transactions for the current fiscal
year must be completed by 8:00 pm, March 29.

Brenda Appleton will be away from
the College from Monday, March 20 to Friday,
March 31 inclusive. During that time Aphrodite
Harris will handle any day to day activities that

Ian Smith has been appointed to the position of
Assistant Department Head, Culinary Arts and
will take up his new position effective March 20.
Ian has an Instructor's Diploma from the Univer¬
sity of British Columbia and an educational back¬
ground, having held the position of Chief Instruc¬

can't wait until her return. She can be contacted at

JOB POSTINGS

HOUSING

local 7319. Jackie Sandy will have signing au¬
thority for LAMS matters during these two weeks.

Sorry for any
Inconvenience

this may have
caused.

VCC

Program Assistant (b).

Department Assistant,
Music Dept. Closing
date: March 29

Financial Aid, City

Sacrifice Sale: 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo;
15th floor - concrete highrise in Bumaby. 928 sq.

Centre. Closing date:
March 28.

paint, vertical blinds, European kitchen cabinets,

Secretary, Registrar's

Langara
Clerk Specialist (a).

Office. Closing date:
March 29.

If you have any
spare interof¬
fice envelopes,

please be sure
to return them
to the campus
mailrooms.
Thanks.

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Instructional Assistant
(d), Retail Meat De¬
partment. Closing date:
March 30.
Office Clerk, Administration Office, City
Centre. Closing date:
March 28.

Employee and Labour
Relations. Closing
date: March 29.

For more information
on these and other
postings, please con¬

tact the Employee Re¬
lations Dept., 5th
Floor, KEC.

ft. plus wrap-around balcony. New carpets, new
custom made bookshelf, organized closets. Un¬
obstructed mountain view. Loads of storage. In¬
door pool, sauna, whirlpool, universal gym, wood¬

working room, billiards room and party room. All
new plumbing throughout the entire building.
Close to SFU, transportation and Lougheed Mall.
Must sell—open to all offers! Call 871-7006.

FORSALE
'89 Honda Civic SI Hatchback: Excellent
conditiont. 75,000 km, 5 spd, white exterior, black/
grey interior, power sunroof, '92 Alpine am/fm
cassette stereo, new muffler/front brakes/timing
belt/battery, Oct. 94 tuneup, snow tires on rims,
all records. $8,200 obo. 871-7086.

MARCH 23 1995